Hair-crimper.



Noq 776,636. i PATENTED DEC. 6, 1904.

H. C. ADAMS.

HAIR CRIMPER. APPLICATION-HLM) AUG. 25, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

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HENRY C. ADAMS, OF ALGONA, IOWA.

HAIR-CRINIFEF?.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,636,

Application led August 25. 1904.

To all whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. ADAMS, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Algona, in the county of Kossuth vand State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Crimpers orGurlers; and I do declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hair crimping or curling devicesof that class in which a lock or strand of hair is wound upon a suitablebody and retained thereon a suflicient time to give the hair a curly orwavy effect when released from such body.'

The object of my invention is to improve and simplify the constructionand operation of devices of this character, and thereby render them moreefficient and durable in use and less expensive to manufacture.

With this and other objects in View the in* vention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of myimproved haircrimper, showing the same in its open position. Fig'. 2 isa side elevation of the same in its closed position. Fig. 3 isahorizontal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig'. 2. Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is aview simi lar to Fig. 3 through a slightly modified form of myinvention.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 denotes the body portion of adevice upon which the hair is wound or wrapped, and 2 denotes a loop orbail for retaining the hair thereon. Said body portion may beconstructed of any suitable material and in any desired form; but asshown it comprises a straight strip of wood. celluloid, bone, or othersuitable material, preferably rectangular in cross-section, although itmay be siren* lar or of any other form. At the outer end of the bodyportion 1 is formed a notch or recess 3, adapted to receive said bail 2,and upon dated December 6, 1904.

Serial No. 222,126. lNo model.)

the inner end of the body portion is secured by a rivet the otherfastening' device 4, a cap 5,which is preferably cylindrical in form andprovided withan open outer end, in which a cylinder or piston 6 isslidably mounted. At diametrically opposite points in said cap 5 are twolongitudinally-disposed slots 7, through which and through said piston 6a cross-bar 8 projects, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Instead of thecross-bar 8 passing' through the piston 6, as shown, the latter may beformed at diametrically opposite points with two laterally-projectingstuds to enter and slide in said slots 7. Said crossbar is forced to theouter ends of the slots 7 by a coil-spring' 9, mounted in said cap 5lbetween the end of said bod.;T portion 1 and the inner end of saidpiston, the outer end 6 of which projects beyond the outer end of thecap 5 and forms a push-button or knob by means of which the bail 2 maybe moved longitudinally upon the body 1 to engage it with or disengageit from the latter.

The said cross-bai' 8 forms a fulcrum for the retaining bail or loop 2,which is preferably constructed of a single piece of springwire bentupon itself at its center to form an eye 10 and two curved side portions11. Said side portions are bent inwardly, as at 12, and have their endsbent to `form pivot-eyes 13, through which said cross-bar 3 projects,the ends of said cross-bar being' headed, as shown at 14, to retain theeyes 13 upon it. The free or outer end of the loop or bail 2 in rear ofsaid eye lO is formed with a neck or contracted portion 15, which isheld in the notch 3 in the body portion 1 the action of the spring 9upon the piston 6 and the cross-bar 8, the length of the said loop beingsuch that when said cross-bar is held by said spring in the outer endsof the slots 7 said neck 15 will be seated in said notch 3.

It Will be seen that by pushing the end 6 of the piston 6 into the cap 5against the tension of its spring' the outer or free end of the bail maybe readily disengaged from the notched end of the body portion to permitthe parts to be swung to the position shown in Fig. 1.

In using' the device a lock or strand of hair is wound or wrapped aroundthe central por tion of the body 1 when the device is in its IOO openposition, and the bail is then swung over the body portion, so that itsneck 15 will spring into the notch or recess 3. It will be seen that theside portions l1 of the loop will press the hair upon the body portionand prevent thesame from unwinding.

In Fig. 5 of the drawingsl have shown the cylindrical cap 5 and the bodyl made of one piece of metalor other suitable material. The inner end ofthe spring 9 bears against a suitable stop l5, located in the body, asshown. In all other respects the construction and operation of this formof my invention is the same as that of the one previously described.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring' a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacriiicing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hair-crimper comprising a body portion having anotch at one end, abail or loop pivotally connected to the opposite end of the body portionand also connected thereto for slidable movementlongitudinally thereof,the free end of the bail or loop being closed and adapted to engage thenotch or recess of the body portion, and a spring to retain said end ofthe bail or loop in engagement with said notch or recess, substantiallyas described.

2. A hair-crimper having at one end a notch or recess and at its otherend a hollow cap formed with longitudinal slots, a cross-bar mounted toslide in the slots in said cap, a loop or bail pivoted upon saidcross-bar, and a spring in said cap for forcing said cross-bar outwardlyto hold said bail or loop in said notch or recess, substantially asdescribed.

3. A hair-crimper having at one end a notch or recess and at its otherend a hollow cap having an open end, a projecting piston slidablymounted in said cap, a loop or bail pivotally mounted upon said piston,and a spring in said cap for forcing said piston outwardly to hold saidbail or loop in said notch or recess, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY C. ADAMS. l/Vitnesses:

C. O. SIMPSON, FRED VVEHLER.

